1. (

• consultation ,
• audience ,
• interview

) a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king" ;

2. (

• consultation ,

) a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists" ;

3. (

• reference ,
• consultation

) the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" ;